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Updated: 10 weeks 5 days ago
The Hutzler 571 phenomenon
I thought an article in the Standard-Examiner was interesting this morning. It was asking if Facebook was losing its edge with teenagers. Are teenagers getting bored with Facebook and are the posts getting repetitive and boring as in the case of the Hutzler 571 banana peeler? I am sure most of you got that post or an e-mail from one friend and then it spread like wildfire with everyone thinking it was funny and sharing it again.
I saw it and resisted the urge to pass it on. I had a feeling it was going to show up again and I didn't need to pass it on - someone else would. At one time, I tried to forward funny things on e-mail to my children, but they don't even look at them because they saw them ages ago and I am sooooo far behind the times. I do have friends, however, who are even more out of it than I am. They pass those old things along to me and I have empathy for them - they don't know how out of the loop they are. After looking for "Hutzler 571 phenomenon" on the web, I can see that even mention of it on this blog is going to be going over the same old thing one time too often.
So, I wonder what the next round of social network will involve. Do you have "Facebook fatigue"?
Susan
I saw it and resisted the urge to pass it on. I had a feeling it was going to show up again and I didn't need to pass it on - someone else would. At one time, I tried to forward funny things on e-mail to my children, but they don't even look at them because they saw them ages ago and I am sooooo far behind the times. I do have friends, however, who are even more out of it than I am. They pass those old things along to me and I have empathy for them - they don't know how out of the loop they are. After looking for "Hutzler 571 phenomenon" on the web, I can see that even mention of it on this blog is going to be going over the same old thing one time too often.
So, I wonder what the next round of social network will involve. Do you have "Facebook fatigue"?
Susan
Sorry to see you go
It feels a little different around here today and you may notice that we are missing a familiar face at the front desk. Roxanne is taking a bold new step and going to Mongolia on an LDS Mission. The staff has been teasing her about drinking curdled goat's milk and wearing her thermals all year long. It will interesting to hear from her and fill in our knowledge of Mongolia. She has already started learning the language and that isn't an easy one to learn.
Roxanne has always been a great asset to our library and to the community. She has volunteered with the boy scouts the bird refuge, Friends of the Library and probably many places I do not know about. She is always a great one to have on your team because she gets things done.
We will really miss Roxanne and wish her the best of luck in her new endeavors. Starting today, you'll see a new face at the front desk. Teresa is our new clerk and she'll be out there learning the job on the front lines helping all of you. We hope she'll like working here as much as the rest of us do.
Susan
Roxanne has always been a great asset to our library and to the community. She has volunteered with the boy scouts the bird refuge, Friends of the Library and probably many places I do not know about. She is always a great one to have on your team because she gets things done.
We will really miss Roxanne and wish her the best of luck in her new endeavors. Starting today, you'll see a new face at the front desk. Teresa is our new clerk and she'll be out there learning the job on the front lines helping all of you. We hope she'll like working here as much as the rest of us do.
Susan
Story Time Review
Which came first? The Chicken or the Egg?
Week two of our Story Time session we devoted to chickens & eggs. This worked out so we could also tie-in Easter eggs and chicks. I read Bumpety Bump by Pat Hutchins, Tillie Lays an Egg by Terry Golson, Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clarke, An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston, Mama Hen's Big Day! by Jill Latter, and Cluck Cluck Who's There? by Caroline Jayne Church.
I used the flannel board and the rhyme Time for Bed Chicks to introduce our topic. We used the egg shakers to create some noise and active play. Then we did a little activity where the children each took a plastic Easter egg from my basket and tried to guess what was inside. We opened them up one by one to see what each contained. There were things like buttons, coins, rocks, and even a miniature shoe.
Finally, we created our own Easter egg to take home. I had precut egg shapes out of construction paper. Each child chose the color that they wanted and decorated the egg with Easter stickers and sequins. We then cut the eggs in half and glued a paper chick inside. Using a brass brad we attached one corner of the egg halves together. When the egg was closed the chick hid inside then when the egg was opened the chick peeped out. This was the first time in a long time that I let the kids loose with the scissors. The results were
mixed. Some of the kids got the idea that we were trying to cut the egg in half like it had cracked open. Other children cut up their chick instead or just cut random chunks of their egg off. Well they had fun and practiced with the scissors anyway so I guess it's all good.
Next week: Horses
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Week two of our Story Time session we devoted to chickens & eggs. This worked out so we could also tie-in Easter eggs and chicks. I read Bumpety Bump by Pat Hutchins, Tillie Lays an Egg by Terry Golson, Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clarke, An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston, Mama Hen's Big Day! by Jill Latter, and Cluck Cluck Who's There? by Caroline Jayne Church.
I used the flannel board and the rhyme Time for Bed Chicks to introduce our topic. We used the egg shakers to create some noise and active play. Then we did a little activity where the children each took a plastic Easter egg from my basket and tried to guess what was inside. We opened them up one by one to see what each contained. There were things like buttons, coins, rocks, and even a miniature shoe.
Finally, we created our own Easter egg to take home. I had precut egg shapes out of construction paper. Each child chose the color that they wanted and decorated the egg with Easter stickers and sequins. We then cut the eggs in half and glued a paper chick inside. Using a brass brad we attached one corner of the egg halves together. When the egg was closed the chick hid inside then when the egg was opened the chick peeped out. This was the first time in a long time that I let the kids loose with the scissors. The results were
mixed. Some of the kids got the idea that we were trying to cut the egg in half like it had cracked open. Other children cut up their chick instead or just cut random chunks of their egg off. Well they had fun and practiced with the scissors anyway so I guess it's all good.
Next week: Horses
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Story Time Review
We started our new session of Story time this week. Our theme for the entire session is farms and farm animals. I introduced the topic with the books: Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, April Foolishness by Teresa Bateman, Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley, My Farm Friends by Wendall Minor, Senses on the Farm by Shelly Rotner and Snappy Little Farmyard Pop-Up Fun by Silver Dolphin Books.
We sang to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus" a song about the animals in the barn. It went something like:
"The cows in the barn go Moo, moo, moo.
Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo.
The cows in the barn go moo, moo, moo.
All around the farm!"
We also did this song with pigs, roosters, cats and goats. I pulled some farm animal puppets out and we sang a few rounds of the traditional song Old Macdonald. Just to be silly I added in a few improbable animals like a monkey and a dinosaur. The kids thought that was fun. One child even said, "A dinosaur wouldn't even fit in the barn!" Of course, we had to play the classic game Farmer in the Dell.
We did a guessing activity where I described something that you would find on a farm and they tried to guess what it was. To add a visual element to this activity I purchased a cheap farm set at Walmart and hid the different animals etc. in a paper sack. When they guessed correctly I pulled the item out and set it up in our own little farm scene.
We made some paper plate chickens for our craft. The children were mostly unfamiliar with a cockscomb and waddle so I used the illustration of the chickens in the book My Farm Friends to point out these features.
Next Week: Chickens and Eggs, this will tie in nicely with an Easter Egg craft that I have planned.
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
We sang to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus" a song about the animals in the barn. It went something like:
"The cows in the barn go Moo, moo, moo.
Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo.
The cows in the barn go moo, moo, moo.
All around the farm!"
We also did this song with pigs, roosters, cats and goats. I pulled some farm animal puppets out and we sang a few rounds of the traditional song Old Macdonald. Just to be silly I added in a few improbable animals like a monkey and a dinosaur. The kids thought that was fun. One child even said, "A dinosaur wouldn't even fit in the barn!" Of course, we had to play the classic game Farmer in the Dell.
We did a guessing activity where I described something that you would find on a farm and they tried to guess what it was. To add a visual element to this activity I purchased a cheap farm set at Walmart and hid the different animals etc. in a paper sack. When they guessed correctly I pulled the item out and set it up in our own little farm scene.
We made some paper plate chickens for our craft. The children were mostly unfamiliar with a cockscomb and waddle so I used the illustration of the chickens in the book My Farm Friends to point out these features.
Next Week: Chickens and Eggs, this will tie in nicely with an Easter Egg craft that I have planned.
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Audiobooks at Brigham City Library
Audiobooks: Not Enough Time To Read? Listen To A New Book!
The Blood Gospel
By Rollins, James
Author Cantrell, Rebecca
Performed by Baskous, Christian
2013-01 - HarperAudio
9780062237675 CHECK CATALOG
In his first-ever collaboration, "New York Times"-bestselling author Rollins combines his skill for cutting-edge science and historical mystery with award-winning novelist Cantrell's talent for haunting suspense and sensual atmosphere in a gothic tale about an ancient order and the hunt for a miraculous book known only as . . . "The Blood Gospel." …More
Dragonfire
By Paul, Donita K.
Read by Grafton, Ellen
2009-09 - Brilliance Corporation
9781423392736 CHECK CATALOG
Three years of strife have passed since Kale and Bardon freed Paladins knights. Now, fiery dragons scorch their beautiful countryside as an evil husband-and-wife wizard duo battle one another for supremacy.
The people of Amara just want to be left alone, hoping the conflict with disappear. But Paladin is dying, and Bardon and Kale, now married, must accept fateful assignments if their land is to survive. Will their efforts turn the tide against their adversaries? They face a deadly threat, and a challenging choice. …More
Dragonspell
By Paul, Donita K.
Read by Grafton, Ellen
2011-06 - Brilliance Corporation
9781455821693 CHECK CATALOG
Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service.A Desperate Search Begins?A small band of Paladin's servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect?Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction. …More
Dream Eyes
By Krentz, Jayne Ann
2013-01 - Putnam Adult
9780399158957 CHECK CATALOG BookPage Notable Title
The death of her friend and mentor brings psychic counselor Gwen Frazier back to a small Oregon town and uncovers memories she would rather forget. Two years earlier, a killer stalked Gwen and other researchers. And though she survived while two others didn't, Gwen knows that a new death is related. …More
Enemy of Mine
By Taylor, Brad
2013-01 - Dutton Books
9780525953104 CHECK CATALOG
Retired Delta Force officer Taylor returns with the third explosive installment in the Pike Logan thrillers. …More
Ever After
By Harrison, Kim
2013-01 - Harper Voyager
9780061957918 CHECK CATALOG
Witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan must save the demonic realm in this 11th entry in the "New York Times"-bestselling Hollow series. If the demonic realm disappears completely, so does all magic. Rachel must avert catastrophe and keep life from changing . . . for the worse. "I wouldn't miss a Kim Harrison book for anything."--Charlaine Harris. …More
Guilt
By Kellerman, Jonathan
2013-02 - Ballantine Books
9780345505736 CHECK CATALOG
The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Kellerman's "psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix" ("Los Angeles Times"), and are apparent in his new novel of murder and madness among the beautiful dreamers, seductive predators, and doomed innocents adrift in Southern California's eternal sunshine. …More
Hit Me
By Block, Lawrence
2013-02 - Mulholland Books
9780316127356 CHECK CATALOG
The conclusion of "Hit and Run" found Keller living in a big old house in post-Katrina New Orleans' Lower Garden District, with a new name, a new wife, a new career, and a baby on the way. It certainly looked as though he was done killing people for money. But old habits die hard. …More
A Memory of Light
By Jordan, Robert
Author Sanderson, Brandon
Read by Reading, Kate
2013-01 - MacMillan Audio
9781427210241 CHECK CATALOG
When Jordan died in 2007, all feared that the concluding scenes of his beloved Wheel of Time series would never be written. But working from notes and partials left by Jordan, established fantasy writer Sanderson stepped in to complete the masterwork. Sanderson now re-creates the vision that Jordan left behind. …More
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
By Chiaverini, Jennifer
2013-01 - Dutton Books
9780525953616 CHECK CATALOG
"New York Times"-bestselling author Chiaverini illuminates the extraordinary friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a former slave who won her freedom by the skill of her needle, and the friendship of the First Lady by her devotion. …More
The Night Ranger
By Berenson, Alex
Read by Guidall, George
2013-02 - Penguin Audiobooks
9781611761337 CHECK CATALOG
John Wells goes undercover to track four kidnapped Americans and the Somali bandits who snatched them, in the tough, thoughtful, electrifying new novel from #1 "New York Times"Dbestselling author Berenson. …More
Speaking from Among the Bones: A Flavia de Luce Novel
By Bradley, Alan
2013-01 - Delacorte Press
9780385344036 CHECK CATALOG
From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by "USA Today" as "one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature." …More
The Blood Gospel
By Rollins, James
Author Cantrell, Rebecca
Performed by Baskous, Christian
2013-01 - HarperAudio
9780062237675 CHECK CATALOG
In his first-ever collaboration, "New York Times"-bestselling author Rollins combines his skill for cutting-edge science and historical mystery with award-winning novelist Cantrell's talent for haunting suspense and sensual atmosphere in a gothic tale about an ancient order and the hunt for a miraculous book known only as . . . "The Blood Gospel." …More
Dragonfire
By Paul, Donita K.
Read by Grafton, Ellen
2009-09 - Brilliance Corporation
9781423392736 CHECK CATALOG
Three years of strife have passed since Kale and Bardon freed Paladins knights. Now, fiery dragons scorch their beautiful countryside as an evil husband-and-wife wizard duo battle one another for supremacy.
The people of Amara just want to be left alone, hoping the conflict with disappear. But Paladin is dying, and Bardon and Kale, now married, must accept fateful assignments if their land is to survive. Will their efforts turn the tide against their adversaries? They face a deadly threat, and a challenging choice. …More
Dragonspell
By Paul, Donita K.
Read by Grafton, Ellen
2011-06 - Brilliance Corporation
9781455821693 CHECK CATALOG
Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service.A Desperate Search Begins?A small band of Paladin's servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect?Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction. …More
Dream Eyes
By Krentz, Jayne Ann
2013-01 - Putnam Adult
9780399158957 CHECK CATALOG BookPage Notable Title
The death of her friend and mentor brings psychic counselor Gwen Frazier back to a small Oregon town and uncovers memories she would rather forget. Two years earlier, a killer stalked Gwen and other researchers. And though she survived while two others didn't, Gwen knows that a new death is related. …More
Enemy of Mine
By Taylor, Brad
2013-01 - Dutton Books
9780525953104 CHECK CATALOG
Retired Delta Force officer Taylor returns with the third explosive installment in the Pike Logan thrillers. …More
Ever After
By Harrison, Kim
2013-01 - Harper Voyager
9780061957918 CHECK CATALOG
Witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan must save the demonic realm in this 11th entry in the "New York Times"-bestselling Hollow series. If the demonic realm disappears completely, so does all magic. Rachel must avert catastrophe and keep life from changing . . . for the worse. "I wouldn't miss a Kim Harrison book for anything."--Charlaine Harris. …More
Guilt
By Kellerman, Jonathan
2013-02 - Ballantine Books
9780345505736 CHECK CATALOG
The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Kellerman's "psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix" ("Los Angeles Times"), and are apparent in his new novel of murder and madness among the beautiful dreamers, seductive predators, and doomed innocents adrift in Southern California's eternal sunshine. …More
Hit Me
By Block, Lawrence
2013-02 - Mulholland Books
9780316127356 CHECK CATALOG
The conclusion of "Hit and Run" found Keller living in a big old house in post-Katrina New Orleans' Lower Garden District, with a new name, a new wife, a new career, and a baby on the way. It certainly looked as though he was done killing people for money. But old habits die hard. …More
A Memory of Light
By Jordan, Robert
Author Sanderson, Brandon
Read by Reading, Kate
2013-01 - MacMillan Audio
9781427210241 CHECK CATALOG
When Jordan died in 2007, all feared that the concluding scenes of his beloved Wheel of Time series would never be written. But working from notes and partials left by Jordan, established fantasy writer Sanderson stepped in to complete the masterwork. Sanderson now re-creates the vision that Jordan left behind. …More
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
By Chiaverini, Jennifer
2013-01 - Dutton Books
9780525953616 CHECK CATALOG
"New York Times"-bestselling author Chiaverini illuminates the extraordinary friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a former slave who won her freedom by the skill of her needle, and the friendship of the First Lady by her devotion. …More
The Night Ranger
By Berenson, Alex
Read by Guidall, George
2013-02 - Penguin Audiobooks
9781611761337 CHECK CATALOG
John Wells goes undercover to track four kidnapped Americans and the Somali bandits who snatched them, in the tough, thoughtful, electrifying new novel from #1 "New York Times"Dbestselling author Berenson. …More
Speaking from Among the Bones: A Flavia de Luce Novel
By Bradley, Alan
2013-01 - Delacorte Press
9780385344036 CHECK CATALOG
From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by "USA Today" as "one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature." …More
Ideas for Family History and Genealogy
I have been working on printing my digital pictures using Snapfish. Some of the photos are old family pictures that go back to the 1800's. Some I recognize and know who they are. Some my Father who died two years ago could not tell me who they were. I know it is one of my Grandmothers...from Poland...taken in Canada with her children and their spouses. I Father thought that it was his Grandmother Caroline. She moved to Canada with all her children in the late 1800's. I do not know if her husband stayed in Poland or had died. She is the mother of my Grandfather John.
All I have in the way of photos and family history I have done. My mother had a large box of photos with no labels. Some I know....and some I do not. So I am going to make sure my chilldren know who these people are by labeling the photos or if they are in one of my scrapbooks...by labeling the back of the scrapbook page.
I send all of my photos to Snapfish. I get individual photos and organize them my family name to eventually go into the many pages I have made. When I do all of them I will then make more pages.
One service they have is a collage print. And that is where you can pick photos from your digital photos and create a collage. I love them. Since, I can put them in the front and back page of my scrapbook and make copies of the collage to send to relatives or friends. I made on of Disneyland from last year for someone who came with us and gave it to him. Great ideal!
Sue
Did you know the Brigham Library has a family history/genealogy database. Check it out on our website http: //bcpl.lib.ut.us or come to our fun Library Week Fair on Thursday April 18th 3 pm to 8 pm and see all our electronic products everything from ebooks to e audio to online magazines! Storytelling, refreshments, a fishing booth for the children and major prizes for over sixteen years of age. Come and have a great time on National Library Week.
All I have in the way of photos and family history I have done. My mother had a large box of photos with no labels. Some I know....and some I do not. So I am going to make sure my chilldren know who these people are by labeling the photos or if they are in one of my scrapbooks...by labeling the back of the scrapbook page.
I send all of my photos to Snapfish. I get individual photos and organize them my family name to eventually go into the many pages I have made. When I do all of them I will then make more pages.
One service they have is a collage print. And that is where you can pick photos from your digital photos and create a collage. I love them. Since, I can put them in the front and back page of my scrapbook and make copies of the collage to send to relatives or friends. I made on of Disneyland from last year for someone who came with us and gave it to him. Great ideal!
Sue
Did you know the Brigham Library has a family history/genealogy database. Check it out on our website http: //bcpl.lib.ut.us or come to our fun Library Week Fair on Thursday April 18th 3 pm to 8 pm and see all our electronic products everything from ebooks to e audio to online magazines! Storytelling, refreshments, a fishing booth for the children and major prizes for over sixteen years of age. Come and have a great time on National Library Week.
Story Time Review
Shark WeekOur final week for the winter session is finally here! This makes me so happy since that means that spring in coming. It also makes me sad because I have enjoyed the children and their parents so much. This week we ended our session with the theme of Sharks. We read The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist, Shark in the Park by Phil Roxbee, I'm a Shark by Bob Shea, Sharks by Valerie Weber, Gilbert in the Deep by Jane Clark, Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton, and Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies.
We played a feed the shark game in which the children fed pretend fishes (bouncy balls) to a shark mouth that I had made from a shoe box by adding a mouth shaped opening surrounded by some awesome sharp looking teeth. We sang Down in the Deep Blue Sea to the tune of "Shoo Fly" and had some pictures of other sea creatures so we could sing about jelly fish, submarines, octopuses, sea turtles and whales, in addition of sharks of course.
Tweaking the old finger rhyme 5 monkeys and Mr. Crocodile we did 5 Little fishes swimming in the sea, teasing Mr. Sharky, can't catch me, can't catch me, along came Mr. Sharky, quiet as can be, snap! he ate that fish right out of the sea.
Since I happen to have a small wading pool in the closet I pulled it out and we played a game with it and a shark finger puppet from IKEA. I stood in the empty pool with the children around the edge. Then I called out "Little Fishes! Come swim in the sea!" then the children stuck their hands inside the pool. I used the shark puppet to try and "bite" them. If the shark got them then it was their turn to be the shark.
We made an easy shark by using a blue cutout of a fish then added a fin on top and a paper plate cut around the edge with triangle teeth. We added eyes and even a little fish in the sharks mouth. When they were finished they looked pretty scary I guess. One little girl wouldn't touch hers once the mouth was on. I don't like sharks she said.
We will have registration for our next session on March 12th! Hope to see everyone there :)
Michele Schumann,
Children's Librarian
We played a feed the shark game in which the children fed pretend fishes (bouncy balls) to a shark mouth that I had made from a shoe box by adding a mouth shaped opening surrounded by some awesome sharp looking teeth. We sang Down in the Deep Blue Sea to the tune of "Shoo Fly" and had some pictures of other sea creatures so we could sing about jelly fish, submarines, octopuses, sea turtles and whales, in addition of sharks of course.
Tweaking the old finger rhyme 5 monkeys and Mr. Crocodile we did 5 Little fishes swimming in the sea, teasing Mr. Sharky, can't catch me, can't catch me, along came Mr. Sharky, quiet as can be, snap! he ate that fish right out of the sea.
Since I happen to have a small wading pool in the closet I pulled it out and we played a game with it and a shark finger puppet from IKEA. I stood in the empty pool with the children around the edge. Then I called out "Little Fishes! Come swim in the sea!" then the children stuck their hands inside the pool. I used the shark puppet to try and "bite" them. If the shark got them then it was their turn to be the shark.
We made an easy shark by using a blue cutout of a fish then added a fin on top and a paper plate cut around the edge with triangle teeth. We added eyes and even a little fish in the sharks mouth. When they were finished they looked pretty scary I guess. One little girl wouldn't touch hers once the mouth was on. I don't like sharks she said.
We will have registration for our next session on March 12th! Hope to see everyone there :)
Michele Schumann,
Children's Librarian
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, A Reading Discussion Series at Brigham Library
Our adult reading group started in January, but there is still time to join us for a wonderful evening discussing
books about spies through out history. Both Fiction and Non Fiction are discussed with University professors. Funded by the Utah Humanities Council and free to the public.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Reading Discussion Series at Brigham City Library
April 4, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m.Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the OSS by Elizabeth P. McIntosh / Harriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughDr. Kathryn Mackay, WSU
The daring missions of America s World War II intelligence agency, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), are the stuff of legend, yet the contributions made by the 4,000 women including Julia Child and Marlene Dietrich who served in the OSS are largely unheralded. To tell their fascinating stories, McIntosh, a veteran of sensitive OSS and CIA operations, draws on her own experiences and on interviews with more than 100 OSS women who served all over the world. Captured in rich detail are the riveting tales of clandestine spies, saboteurs, cryptographers, cartographers, analysts, and experts in propaganda, recruiting, and communications. Also to be read and discussed is the children’s book: Harriet The Spy.May 2, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m. Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It by Richard A. Clark Dr. Branden Little, WSU
Richard A. Clarke warned America once before about the havoc terrorism would wreak on our national security—and he was right. Now he warns us of another threat, silent but equally dangerous. Cyber War is a powerful book about technology, government, and military strategy; about criminals, spies, soldiers, and hackers. It explains clearly and convincingly what cyber war is, how cyber weapons work, and how vulnerable we are as a nation and as individuals to the vast and looming web of cyber criminals. This is the first book about the war of the future—cyber war—and a convincing argument that we may already be in peril of losing it.
June 6, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m.Enigma: The Battle for the Code. By Hugh Sebag-MontefioreDr. Kathryn MacKay, WSU
Winston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II.This fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, Enigmaunearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history.
July 11, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m.The Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythDr. Sally Shigley, WSU
A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man. One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal.
August 1, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m. American Assassin by Vince Flynn / The Camel Club by David BaldacciDr.Sally Shigley , WSUAmerican Assassin Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world . . . and then tragedy struck. What type of man is willing to kill for his country without putting on a uniform? Kennedy finds him in the wake of the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. Two-hundred and seventy souls perished that cold December night, and thousands of family and friends were left searching for comfort. Mitch Rapp was one of them, but he was not interested in comfort. He wanted retribution.
The Camel Club: Existing at the fringes of Washington, D.C., the Club consists of four eccentric members. Led by a mysterious man known as "Oliver Stone," they study conspiracy theories, current events, and the machinations of government to discover the "truth" behind the country's actions. Their efforts bear little fruit-until the group witnesses a shocking murder...and become embroiled in an astounding, far-reaching conspiracy.
October 3, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m. Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by Victor CherkashinDr. Branden Little, WSU
Cherkashin, a retired senior KGB officer, working with Feifer, a former Moscow correspondent for Radio Free Europe, gives readers an insider's view of the spy business from just after World War II through the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. This is at once fascinating and chilling. Cherkashin emphasizes the painstaking, plodding nature of spy work, but he also spikes his account with the stuff of a le Carre thriller Although the focus is on Soviet spycraft, Cherkashin's story--especially the recruitment and handling of Americans Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen.. Read this not just as a spy expose but also as a social history of an especially volatile period in Russia.
November 7, 2013. Thursday. 7 p.m. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim WeinerDr. Branden Little, WSU
"Must reading for anyone interested in the CIA or American intelligence since World War II." —The Washington Post "Legacy of Ashes should be must-reading for every presidential candidate—and every American who wants to understand why the nation repeatedly stumbles into one disaster abroad after another.”—The Boston Globe “A timely and vital contribution . . . [that] glitters with relevance.”—Los Angeles Times“This is by far the scariest book of the year.”—The Christian Science Monitor.
December 5, 2013. Thursday. 7 p.m.Enigma: A Novel by Robert HarrisDr. Sally Shigley, WSU
At the heart of Britain's most precious World War II secret, breaking the Germans' codes lurks a spy who might be tipping off the enemy. Enter genius cryptanalyst Tom Jericho, who discovers that a woman with whom he had a sexual encounter has stolen some undeciphered cryptograms. When she disappears to boot, alarms galore ring off as the Foreign Office starts investigating and Jericho conducts a solo, unauthorized inquiry. The suspect's roommate, the mousy Hester Wallace, joins forces with Jericho, and they decipher the stolen messages.
books about spies through out history. Both Fiction and Non Fiction are discussed with University professors. Funded by the Utah Humanities Council and free to the public.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Reading Discussion Series at Brigham City Library
April 4, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m.Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the OSS by Elizabeth P. McIntosh / Harriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughDr. Kathryn Mackay, WSU
The daring missions of America s World War II intelligence agency, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), are the stuff of legend, yet the contributions made by the 4,000 women including Julia Child and Marlene Dietrich who served in the OSS are largely unheralded. To tell their fascinating stories, McIntosh, a veteran of sensitive OSS and CIA operations, draws on her own experiences and on interviews with more than 100 OSS women who served all over the world. Captured in rich detail are the riveting tales of clandestine spies, saboteurs, cryptographers, cartographers, analysts, and experts in propaganda, recruiting, and communications. Also to be read and discussed is the children’s book: Harriet The Spy.May 2, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m. Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It by Richard A. Clark Dr. Branden Little, WSU
Richard A. Clarke warned America once before about the havoc terrorism would wreak on our national security—and he was right. Now he warns us of another threat, silent but equally dangerous. Cyber War is a powerful book about technology, government, and military strategy; about criminals, spies, soldiers, and hackers. It explains clearly and convincingly what cyber war is, how cyber weapons work, and how vulnerable we are as a nation and as individuals to the vast and looming web of cyber criminals. This is the first book about the war of the future—cyber war—and a convincing argument that we may already be in peril of losing it.
June 6, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m.Enigma: The Battle for the Code. By Hugh Sebag-MontefioreDr. Kathryn MacKay, WSU
Winston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II.This fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, Enigmaunearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history.
July 11, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m.The Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythDr. Sally Shigley, WSU
A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man. One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal.
August 1, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m. American Assassin by Vince Flynn / The Camel Club by David BaldacciDr.Sally Shigley , WSUAmerican Assassin Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world . . . and then tragedy struck. What type of man is willing to kill for his country without putting on a uniform? Kennedy finds him in the wake of the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. Two-hundred and seventy souls perished that cold December night, and thousands of family and friends were left searching for comfort. Mitch Rapp was one of them, but he was not interested in comfort. He wanted retribution.
The Camel Club: Existing at the fringes of Washington, D.C., the Club consists of four eccentric members. Led by a mysterious man known as "Oliver Stone," they study conspiracy theories, current events, and the machinations of government to discover the "truth" behind the country's actions. Their efforts bear little fruit-until the group witnesses a shocking murder...and become embroiled in an astounding, far-reaching conspiracy.
October 3, 2013. Thursday, 7 p.m. Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by Victor CherkashinDr. Branden Little, WSU
Cherkashin, a retired senior KGB officer, working with Feifer, a former Moscow correspondent for Radio Free Europe, gives readers an insider's view of the spy business from just after World War II through the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. This is at once fascinating and chilling. Cherkashin emphasizes the painstaking, plodding nature of spy work, but he also spikes his account with the stuff of a le Carre thriller Although the focus is on Soviet spycraft, Cherkashin's story--especially the recruitment and handling of Americans Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen.. Read this not just as a spy expose but also as a social history of an especially volatile period in Russia.
November 7, 2013. Thursday. 7 p.m. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim WeinerDr. Branden Little, WSU
"Must reading for anyone interested in the CIA or American intelligence since World War II." —The Washington Post "Legacy of Ashes should be must-reading for every presidential candidate—and every American who wants to understand why the nation repeatedly stumbles into one disaster abroad after another.”—The Boston Globe “A timely and vital contribution . . . [that] glitters with relevance.”—Los Angeles Times“This is by far the scariest book of the year.”—The Christian Science Monitor.
December 5, 2013. Thursday. 7 p.m.Enigma: A Novel by Robert HarrisDr. Sally Shigley, WSU
At the heart of Britain's most precious World War II secret, breaking the Germans' codes lurks a spy who might be tipping off the enemy. Enter genius cryptanalyst Tom Jericho, who discovers that a woman with whom he had a sexual encounter has stolen some undeciphered cryptograms. When she disappears to boot, alarms galore ring off as the Foreign Office starts investigating and Jericho conducts a solo, unauthorized inquiry. The suspect's roommate, the mousy Hester Wallace, joins forces with Jericho, and they decipher the stolen messages.
Story Time Review
Adding a Little Color Week five of our Story time session was spent exploring colors. We read Red,Yellow, Green, Blue by Laurie Rosenwald, Except the Color Grey by Arlene Alda, One Sheep, Blue Sheep by Thom Wiley, Will You Wear a Blue Hat? by Rookie Readers and Knock Knock by Anna Clara Tidholm. I pulled the book Butterfly: A Book of Colors by Petr Hoereck, but didn't have time to use it. I also told a story with props about a polar bear who meets other bears or people and wishes to be a different color. I used a clear plastic "honey" bear and sat it in front of a white piece of paper. The bear was mostly full of plain water. When he wishes to be yellow like the Siberian grizzly I added a drop of yellow food coloring to the water. When he meets the forest ranger in his handsome green uniform I added a drop of blue to make the water green. Then when he meets his cousin the brown bear I added a drop of red to create a shade of brown. Everyone tells him that he is being silly that polar bears should be white to hide in the snow and ice. He wishes again and I added Clorox to bleach the colors out and return him to white. This was fun even if it wasn't entirely successful during the first couple of sessions and he ended up turning a pale shade of purple, the kids didn't really care. The key I found for this to really work is only 1 drop of color and a lot (2-3 tablespoons) of bleach at the end.
We used the song I can Build a Snowman from the CD H.U.M.(Highly Usable Music) All Year Long by Carole Peterson. During the song I added some snowman props to the flannel board while we sang along. We did a rhyming movement activity with some easy star shapes, such as red, red, red touch your head and black, black, black touch your back etc. For our craft, we used brightly dyed macaroni to create some colorful necklaces.
Next week: We will move out of the "colors" unit and talk about sharks!
Michele Schumann, Children's Librarian
We used the song I can Build a Snowman from the CD H.U.M.(Highly Usable Music) All Year Long by Carole Peterson. During the song I added some snowman props to the flannel board while we sang along. We did a rhyming movement activity with some easy star shapes, such as red, red, red touch your head and black, black, black touch your back etc. For our craft, we used brightly dyed macaroni to create some colorful necklaces.
Next week: We will move out of the "colors" unit and talk about sharks!
Michele Schumann, Children's Librarian
Storytime meets Yoda
I had a family emergency this week so on Monday night I ran out of the library leaving the staff with nothing more than a lesson plan and a good luck wish. Lynda, our literacy director was given the task of substituting for my classes. The lesson was on things that are blue. I gave her the books Small Bunny's Blue Blanket by Tatyana Feeney, Seeing Blues All Around Us by Sarah Schuette, Dog Blue by Polly Dunbar, Blue Chicken by Deb Freedman, Splish Splash & Blue by Christianne Jones and The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood. Lynda has 20+ years experience teaching preschoolers and toddlers so even though it's hard to take over someone else's lesson plan and have it work she did a great job and added more things to the lesson to make it her own.
Using two paper plates the children made a "fish bowl". They glued fish onto the first plate and then put a piece of blue saran wrap over the top. Then they glued on a second paper plate that the center had been cut out of, on the top.
My appreciation and much thanks go out to Lynda. Since I didn't get a chance to take pictures of the story time supplies or craft I decided to take a picture of Lynda's new bulletin board which I think looks great! Awesome Origami Yoda :)
Next week: Red for Valentine's Day
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Using two paper plates the children made a "fish bowl". They glued fish onto the first plate and then put a piece of blue saran wrap over the top. Then they glued on a second paper plate that the center had been cut out of, on the top.
My appreciation and much thanks go out to Lynda. Since I didn't get a chance to take pictures of the story time supplies or craft I decided to take a picture of Lynda's new bulletin board which I think looks great! Awesome Origami Yoda :)
Next week: Red for Valentine's Day
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Story Time Review
Purple is...This week we continued our lessons on colors with an exploration in purple. We read The Perfect Purple Feather by Hanoch Piven, Purple Pride by Chrisianne Jones, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, Purple Little Bird by Greg Foley, A Pig Called Pete by Alan Bowater, and Purple: Seeing Purple all Around Us by Sarah Schuette. I had also pulled the book The Purple Kangaroo by Michael Ian Black but we didn't have time for this one.
We used a simple cut-out puzzle of a purple cow and recited the poem, I Never Saw a Purple Cow. Since our craft involved a whole bunch of left-over die cut letters we used them to do The Purple Letter Hokey Pokey. We also had an activity where I recited a poem and the children used the purple die cut letters to follow the directions. It goes like this:
Put your purple shape in the air, Hold it high and leave it there.
Put your purple shape on your back, Now lay it on your lap.
Hold your purple shape in your hand, Now everyone please stand.
Wave your purple shape at the door, Now lay it down on the floor.
You could actually use this poem with any color. Substituting color names as needed. We sang and moved to the song, Mr. Knickerbocker by Greg & Steve's CD, Fun & Games.
For our craft we did the old stand-by tissue paper "stained glass" activity. For a twist on this craft, I used my die cut alphabet letters and cut the word "love" out of purple papers. Reminiscent of the Robert Indiana, LOVE sculpture in John F. Kennedy Plaza in Philadelphia. Then when the children completed gluing the tissue paper to the waxed paper we glued the purple paper on the top before hanging them in the window. They turned out beautifully and I told the children that they would make a great Valentine's day decoration to hang up in their windows at home. Check out that pile of snow outside the window! Valentine's Day is still a way off, I hope we have less snow by then.
Next week: Blue
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
We used a simple cut-out puzzle of a purple cow and recited the poem, I Never Saw a Purple Cow. Since our craft involved a whole bunch of left-over die cut letters we used them to do The Purple Letter Hokey Pokey. We also had an activity where I recited a poem and the children used the purple die cut letters to follow the directions. It goes like this:
Put your purple shape in the air, Hold it high and leave it there.
Put your purple shape on your back, Now lay it on your lap.
Hold your purple shape in your hand, Now everyone please stand.
Wave your purple shape at the door, Now lay it down on the floor.
You could actually use this poem with any color. Substituting color names as needed. We sang and moved to the song, Mr. Knickerbocker by Greg & Steve's CD, Fun & Games.
For our craft we did the old stand-by tissue paper "stained glass" activity. For a twist on this craft, I used my die cut alphabet letters and cut the word "love" out of purple papers. Reminiscent of the Robert Indiana, LOVE sculpture in John F. Kennedy Plaza in Philadelphia. Then when the children completed gluing the tissue paper to the waxed paper we glued the purple paper on the top before hanging them in the window. They turned out beautifully and I told the children that they would make a great Valentine's day decoration to hang up in their windows at home. Check out that pile of snow outside the window! Valentine's Day is still a way off, I hope we have less snow by then.
Next week: Blue
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Free Preservation Workshop Saturday!
The sun is going to be out (we hope) or at least it will have quit snowing (we hope) so that everyone can easily get to a preservation workshop we are hosting this Saturday at 1 pm in the library auditorium.We have a very lively speaker coming to tell you how to take care of that family bible that is falling apart, or those pictures that are yellowing, or any old items that you love and want to keep in good condition. In fact, the workshop actually works much better when people come and bring lots of examples of their family heirlooms to discuss in terms of their long term care and storage.
Our speaker, Randy Silverman, is the Preservation Librairan at the University of Utah's Marriott Library. and he's had over 30 years of professional experience in this field. Mr. Silverman is very passionate about his work and he brings a lot of energy and knowledge to his workshops. I am sure this is one you won't want to miss!
Susan
Children's Book Award Announced at American Library Association Meeting in Seattle
2013 Caldecott Medal for Best Illustrated Children's BookCaldecott Medal winner "This Is Not My Hat" and Honor books of the year
This Is Not My Hat ›J. Klassen(68)Hardcover: $8.79Creepy Carrots! Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown(37)Hardcover: $10.19Kindle Edition: $9.68Extra Yarn ›Mac Barnett, Mac Barnett(67)Hardcover: $10.19Green ›Laura Vaccaro Seeger(15)Hardcover: $10.19One Cool Friend Toni Buzzeo, David Small(8)Hardcover: $11.55Sleep Like a Tiger Mary Logue, Pamela Zagarenski(13)Hardcover: $11.55Kindle Edition: $9.99›See past Caldecott Medal and Honor titles2013 Newbery Medal WinnersThe 2013 winner of the Newbery Medal is The One and Only Ivanby Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao. The John Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Newbery Winner and Honor Books:
In Darkness ›Nick Lake(14)Hardcover: $12.23Kindle Edition: $9.89Aristotle and Dante Discover the... ›Benjamin Alire Saenz(12)Hardcover: $11.55Kindle Edition: $8.89Code Name Verity ›Elizabeth E. Wein(128)Hardcover: $10.98Kindle Edition: $9.34Dodger ›Terry Pratchett(215)Hardcover: $9.99Kindle Edition: $8.75The White Bicycle Beverley Brenna(1)Paperback: $12.95›See past Printz Medal and Honor titles2012 Golden Kite Awards for Children's BooksThe winners and honorees of the only award presented to children's book authors and artists by their peers in the categories of Fiction | Nonfiction | Picture Book Text and Picture Book Illustration:
›See more best books of the year and the month More 2013 Children's Book Award WinnersNational Book AwardCoretta Scott King AwardPura Belpré AwardGeisel Award Page 1 of 22012 Edgar Awards for Best Juvenile Mystery and Best Young Adult MysteryJuvenile Winner "Icefall" and Young Adult Winner "The Silence of Murder" plus 2012 finalists in each category.
Icefall ›Matthew Kirby(19)Hardcover: $13.39Kindle Edition: $5.38The Silence of Murder ›Dandi Daley Mackall(12)Hardcover: $16.41Kindle Edition: $9.99Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish... ›Tom Angleberger(13)Hardcover: $11.88Kindle Edition: $9.99It Happened on a Train Mac Barnett, Adam Rex(7)Hardcover: $11.74Kindle Edition: $5.69Vanished ›Sheela Chari(7)Hardcover: $12.89Kindle Edition: $7.19The Wizard of Dark Street ›Shawn Thomas Odyssey(10)Hardcover: $13.64Kindle Edition: $5.59›See more Edgar Award winners and finalists
This Is Not My Hat ›J. Klassen(68)Hardcover: $8.79Creepy Carrots! Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown(37)Hardcover: $10.19Kindle Edition: $9.68Extra Yarn ›Mac Barnett, Mac Barnett(67)Hardcover: $10.19Green ›Laura Vaccaro Seeger(15)Hardcover: $10.19One Cool Friend Toni Buzzeo, David Small(8)Hardcover: $11.55Sleep Like a Tiger Mary Logue, Pamela Zagarenski(13)Hardcover: $11.55Kindle Edition: $9.99›See past Caldecott Medal and Honor titles2013 Newbery Medal WinnersThe 2013 winner of the Newbery Medal is The One and Only Ivanby Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao. The John Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Newbery Winner and Honor Books:
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao--Winner
- Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz--Honor
- Bomb by Steve Sheinkin--Honor
- Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage--Honor
In Darkness ›Nick Lake(14)Hardcover: $12.23Kindle Edition: $9.89Aristotle and Dante Discover the... ›Benjamin Alire Saenz(12)Hardcover: $11.55Kindle Edition: $8.89Code Name Verity ›Elizabeth E. Wein(128)Hardcover: $10.98Kindle Edition: $9.34Dodger ›Terry Pratchett(215)Hardcover: $9.99Kindle Edition: $8.75The White Bicycle Beverley Brenna(1)Paperback: $12.95›See past Printz Medal and Honor titles2012 Golden Kite Awards for Children's BooksThe winners and honorees of the only award presented to children's book authors and artists by their peers in the categories of Fiction | Nonfiction | Picture Book Text and Picture Book Illustration:
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys--Fiction Winner
- Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming--Nonfiction Winner
- Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner--Picture Book Text Winner
- Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet--Picture Book Illustration Winner
›See more best books of the year and the month More 2013 Children's Book Award WinnersNational Book AwardCoretta Scott King AwardPura Belpré AwardGeisel Award Page 1 of 22012 Edgar Awards for Best Juvenile Mystery and Best Young Adult MysteryJuvenile Winner "Icefall" and Young Adult Winner "The Silence of Murder" plus 2012 finalists in each category.
Icefall ›Matthew Kirby(19)Hardcover: $13.39Kindle Edition: $5.38The Silence of Murder ›Dandi Daley Mackall(12)Hardcover: $16.41Kindle Edition: $9.99Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish... ›Tom Angleberger(13)Hardcover: $11.88Kindle Edition: $9.99It Happened on a Train Mac Barnett, Adam Rex(7)Hardcover: $11.74Kindle Edition: $5.69Vanished ›Sheela Chari(7)Hardcover: $12.89Kindle Edition: $7.19The Wizard of Dark Street ›Shawn Thomas Odyssey(10)Hardcover: $13.64Kindle Edition: $5.59›See more Edgar Award winners and finalists
Story Time Review
Our first class of this Story Time session we talked about the color white. It was a great topic for this time of year with all the snow on the ground and covering everything from trees to sidewalks. We read Black Meets White by Justine Fontes, White Food Fun by Lisa Bullard and Winter White by Christianne Jones with our toddler classes. We added A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis, and Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion for our Preschool classes. I also told a story with the white board. As we sang to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell" we drew parts of a snowman. So it went something like this: There's snow upon the ground, there's snow upon the ground, Hi Ho it's cold outside there's snow upon the ground. We added eyes, nose, smile, hat, arms, boots and scarf as we sang about each one.
I had some pictures of white things like milk, soap, ice cream and pop corn. I read a riddle about each one and saw if the children could guess what the riddles answer was. We did a little song about following instructions called Make a Circle and danced along. Finally, we made a white things collage. I gave each child a black piece of construction paper and had a variety of white things to glue on like, cotton balls, Q-tips, lace, rickrack, beads, buttons and feathers. For our take home pages we had a couple of worksheets on Hot and Cold.
Next week our topic will be: Purple
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Tax Forms
We are getting a lot of phone calls wanting to know if the federal tax forms are here yet and some are rather accusatory that we don't have them yet. Please know, that the library has no control over when these forms are shipped. We placed our order six months ago and it is only because Congress did not come to an agreement on issues affecting tax code that we do not have the forms for you now. The IRS will not even accept the paper forms until January 30th. They, of course, are suggesting everyone e-file. Rumor has it that we won't see tax forms, especially forms that are more complex (think 1040 compared to 1040 EZ) until February. The 1040 form just went live on January 9th.
If you want to read more information about this go to http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Plans-Jan.-30-Tax-Season-Opening-For-1040-Filers
Latest information can be found at the IRS website under local news and events http://www.irs.gov/News-&-Events
We'll try our best to keep you informed as we get information or forms.
Susan
If you want to read more information about this go to http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Plans-Jan.-30-Tax-Season-Opening-For-1040-Filers
Latest information can be found at the IRS website under local news and events http://www.irs.gov/News-&-Events
We'll try our best to keep you informed as we get information or forms.
Susan
NEW AUDIOBOOKS AT THE BRIGHAM CITY LIBRARY
Audiobooks: Not Enough Time To Read? Listen To A New Book!
Ground to a Halt
By Bishop, Claudia
2007-02 - Berkley Trade Pub
9780425214299 CHECK CATALOG
Sisters and innkeepers Meg and Quill have an inn full of guests who can't stop fighting. Soon, one ends up murdered on a pig farm, and when a psychic correctly predicts a second murder, business grinds to a halt. Includes a recipe from the Inn at Hemlock Falls. Original. …More
Blameless
By Carriger, Gail
2010-09 - Orbit
9780316074155 CHECK CATALOG
Carriger delivers the third installment in the adventures of Alexia Tarabotti and her parasol. After she's attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, Alexia flees to Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Original. …More
Changeless
By Carriger, Gail
2010-04 - Orbit
9780316074148 CHECK CATALOG
Carriger delivers the wickedly funny second novel in her Parasol Protectorate series, which finds Alexia Tarabotti entangled once more with London's vampires, werewolves, and supernatural mysteries. Original. …More
Soulless
By Carriger, Gail
2009-09 - Orbit
9780316056632 CHECK CATALOG 2010 Alex Award Winner
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets Jane Austen in this wickedly funny debut novel, which kicks off Carriger's new series set in an alternate 19th-century London that not only knows about vampires and werewolves, but accepts them into the upper tiers of society. Original. …More
One Shot
By Child, Lee
2009-10 - Dell Publishing Company
9780440246077 CHECK CATALOG
Originally published in hardcover: New York: Delacorte Press, 2005. …More
Threat Vector
By Clancy, Tom
Read by Phillips, Lou Diamond
With Greaney, Mark
2012-12 - Brilliance Corporation
9781469273754 CHECK CATALOG
Mega-selling author Clancy is back and the stakes have never been higher. Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted coup in the People's Republic of China has left the country no choice but to plan an invasion of Taiwan. The Ryan administration is determined to thwart China's ambitions, but the stakes are dangerously high. …More
Nano
By Cook, Robin
Read by Guidall, George
2012-12 - Penguin Audiobooks
9781611761092 CHECK CATALOG
The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and master of the medical thrilleris back with another brilliant blend of cutting-edge science, technology, andsuspense. …More
Earth Song
By Coulter, Catherine
Read by Flosnik, Anne
2012-11 - Brilliance Corporation
9781455831050 CHECK CATALOG
Third in Catherine Coulter's charming Medieval Song series.
…More
Agatha H. and the Airship City
By Foglio, Phil
Author Foglio, Kaja
2011-08 - Night Shade Books
9781597802123 CHECK CATALOG
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. From Phil and Kaja Foglio, creators of the Hugo, Eagle, and Eisner Award-nominated Web comic Girl Genius, comes "Agatha H. and the Airship City", a gaslamp fantasy bursting with adventure, romance, and mad science. 264 pp. …More
Empire and Honor
By Griffin, W. E. B.
Author Butterworth, William E., IV
2012-12 - Putnam Adult
9780399160660 CHECK CATALOG
October 1945: The Germans and Japanese have surrendered. For Cletus Frade and his colleagues in the OSS, it should be time to pack up, but they have far more important things to do. …More
Mystic Warrior
By Hickman, Tracy
Author Hickman, Laura
2005-03 - Warner Books
9780446612227 CHECK CATALOG
From the husband-and-wife team comes a monumental new dragon-laden fantasy series. "The scope, detail, meticulous planning and weaving and winding storyline . . . are just breathtaking."--R.A. Salvatore. …More
The Moonlit Mind
By Koontz, Dean R.
Performed by Berkrot, Peter
2012-11 - Brilliance Corporation
9781469248585 CHECK CATALOG
…More
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 19401965
By Manchester, William
Author TBA
Joint Author Reid, Paul
2012-11 - Blackstone Audiobooks
9781470819538 CHECK CATALOG
…More
The Romanov Conspiracy
By Meade, Glenn
2012-08 - Howard Books
9781451611861 CHECK CATALOG
From the internationally bestselling author of "The Second Messiah" comes an intriguing thriller about an archeologist who discovers new clues to the mysterious disappearance of Princess Anastasia. …More
DragonFire
By Paul, Donita K.
2007-07 - Waterbrook Press
9781400072514 CHECK CATALOG
This fourth installment in the ongoing Christian fantasy will please its growing fan base. Whereas the third book focused most heavily on Bardon's adventures, this episode alternates between his story and the heroism of Kale, now Bardon's wife. Kale, charged with hatching and schooling a dragon army, enjoys help from her father but must summon strength and courage from reserves she didn't know she had. …More
Dragonspell
By Paul, Donita K.
Read by Grafton, Ellen
2011-06 - Brilliance Corporation
9781455821693 CHECK CATALOG
Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service.A Desperate Search Begins?A small band of Paladin's servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect?Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction. …More
Collateral Damage
By Woods, Stuart
Read by Roberts, Tony
2013-01 - Penguin Audiobooks
9781611761405 CHECK CATALOG
After a productive trip to Bel-Air, Stone Barrington is back in ManhattanNand back in his element. But then an unexpected visit from his friend and periodic lover, CIA assistant director Holly Barker, draws Stone into a dangerous game of murder and vengeance. …More
Ground to a Halt
By Bishop, Claudia
2007-02 - Berkley Trade Pub
9780425214299 CHECK CATALOG
Sisters and innkeepers Meg and Quill have an inn full of guests who can't stop fighting. Soon, one ends up murdered on a pig farm, and when a psychic correctly predicts a second murder, business grinds to a halt. Includes a recipe from the Inn at Hemlock Falls. Original. …More
Blameless
By Carriger, Gail
2010-09 - Orbit
9780316074155 CHECK CATALOG
Carriger delivers the third installment in the adventures of Alexia Tarabotti and her parasol. After she's attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, Alexia flees to Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Original. …More
Changeless
By Carriger, Gail
2010-04 - Orbit
9780316074148 CHECK CATALOG
Carriger delivers the wickedly funny second novel in her Parasol Protectorate series, which finds Alexia Tarabotti entangled once more with London's vampires, werewolves, and supernatural mysteries. Original. …More
Soulless
By Carriger, Gail
2009-09 - Orbit
9780316056632 CHECK CATALOG 2010 Alex Award Winner
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets Jane Austen in this wickedly funny debut novel, which kicks off Carriger's new series set in an alternate 19th-century London that not only knows about vampires and werewolves, but accepts them into the upper tiers of society. Original. …More
One Shot
By Child, Lee
2009-10 - Dell Publishing Company
9780440246077 CHECK CATALOG
Originally published in hardcover: New York: Delacorte Press, 2005. …More
Threat Vector
By Clancy, Tom
Read by Phillips, Lou Diamond
With Greaney, Mark
2012-12 - Brilliance Corporation
9781469273754 CHECK CATALOG
Mega-selling author Clancy is back and the stakes have never been higher. Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted coup in the People's Republic of China has left the country no choice but to plan an invasion of Taiwan. The Ryan administration is determined to thwart China's ambitions, but the stakes are dangerously high. …More
Nano
By Cook, Robin
Read by Guidall, George
2012-12 - Penguin Audiobooks
9781611761092 CHECK CATALOG
The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and master of the medical thrilleris back with another brilliant blend of cutting-edge science, technology, andsuspense. …More
Earth Song
By Coulter, Catherine
Read by Flosnik, Anne
2012-11 - Brilliance Corporation
9781455831050 CHECK CATALOG
Third in Catherine Coulter's charming Medieval Song series.
…More
Agatha H. and the Airship City
By Foglio, Phil
Author Foglio, Kaja
2011-08 - Night Shade Books
9781597802123 CHECK CATALOG
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. From Phil and Kaja Foglio, creators of the Hugo, Eagle, and Eisner Award-nominated Web comic Girl Genius, comes "Agatha H. and the Airship City", a gaslamp fantasy bursting with adventure, romance, and mad science. 264 pp. …More
Empire and Honor
By Griffin, W. E. B.
Author Butterworth, William E., IV
2012-12 - Putnam Adult
9780399160660 CHECK CATALOG
October 1945: The Germans and Japanese have surrendered. For Cletus Frade and his colleagues in the OSS, it should be time to pack up, but they have far more important things to do. …More
Mystic Warrior
By Hickman, Tracy
Author Hickman, Laura
2005-03 - Warner Books
9780446612227 CHECK CATALOG
From the husband-and-wife team comes a monumental new dragon-laden fantasy series. "The scope, detail, meticulous planning and weaving and winding storyline . . . are just breathtaking."--R.A. Salvatore. …More
The Moonlit Mind
By Koontz, Dean R.
Performed by Berkrot, Peter
2012-11 - Brilliance Corporation
9781469248585 CHECK CATALOG
…More
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 19401965
By Manchester, William
Author TBA
Joint Author Reid, Paul
2012-11 - Blackstone Audiobooks
9781470819538 CHECK CATALOG
…More
The Romanov Conspiracy
By Meade, Glenn
2012-08 - Howard Books
9781451611861 CHECK CATALOG
From the internationally bestselling author of "The Second Messiah" comes an intriguing thriller about an archeologist who discovers new clues to the mysterious disappearance of Princess Anastasia. …More
DragonFire
By Paul, Donita K.
2007-07 - Waterbrook Press
9781400072514 CHECK CATALOG
This fourth installment in the ongoing Christian fantasy will please its growing fan base. Whereas the third book focused most heavily on Bardon's adventures, this episode alternates between his story and the heroism of Kale, now Bardon's wife. Kale, charged with hatching and schooling a dragon army, enjoys help from her father but must summon strength and courage from reserves she didn't know she had. …More
Dragonspell
By Paul, Donita K.
Read by Grafton, Ellen
2011-06 - Brilliance Corporation
9781455821693 CHECK CATALOG
Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service.A Desperate Search Begins?A small band of Paladin's servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect?Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction. …More
Collateral Damage
By Woods, Stuart
Read by Roberts, Tony
2013-01 - Penguin Audiobooks
9781611761405 CHECK CATALOG
After a productive trip to Bel-Air, Stone Barrington is back in ManhattanNand back in his element. But then an unexpected visit from his friend and periodic lover, CIA assistant director Holly Barker, draws Stone into a dangerous game of murder and vengeance. …More
Child Development and Parenting Workshops
The station manager at KBYU Eleven recently wrote to us to let us know about Ready to Learn Child Development and Parenting Workshops that are available on their website at http://www.kbyutv.org/kidsandfamily/readytolearn/
KBYU Eleven is committed to providing Utah's children with the care and education they need to succeed. For many years, as part of their ongoing efforts to better the lives of children, KBYU-TV has presented these workshops throughout Utah for parents and childcare providers. To keep up with the increasing demand for the workshops, they turned to technology to provide these free resources.
On their website you can find:
1. 12 full-length video workshops of 35-55 minutes each that can stand alone or be viewed as a series.
2. Resource guide with information and activities for each workshop.
3. 45 short clips (3-4 minutes) emphasizing key points from the workshops.
4. An online assessment tool that allows daycare providers to document that they have viewed the workshops at part of their Utah Career Ladder Certification.
We hope you'll pass this information along to anyone you know that might find these resources beneficial.
Susan
KBYU Eleven is committed to providing Utah's children with the care and education they need to succeed. For many years, as part of their ongoing efforts to better the lives of children, KBYU-TV has presented these workshops throughout Utah for parents and childcare providers. To keep up with the increasing demand for the workshops, they turned to technology to provide these free resources.
On their website you can find:
1. 12 full-length video workshops of 35-55 minutes each that can stand alone or be viewed as a series.
2. Resource guide with information and activities for each workshop.
3. 45 short clips (3-4 minutes) emphasizing key points from the workshops.
4. An online assessment tool that allows daycare providers to document that they have viewed the workshops at part of their Utah Career Ladder Certification.
We hope you'll pass this information along to anyone you know that might find these resources beneficial.
Susan
Story Time...What's the Big Deal?
Next week we will begin a new series of Story time programs for kids ages 2-5. I spend approximately 40% of my time either prepping or presenting programs for kids. Why so much time? Let's look and see what the benefits are.
As a children's librarian I believe that reading is necessary for success as well as reaching one's potential. We teach young children to read because it is easier for them to develop this skill at an early age. The consequences of not being able to read are devastating. Did you know that 60% of all prisoners in the U.S. justice system are illiterate and that poor literacy skills have been linked to depression in children as young at age 10? So, what does that have to do with Story time? Programs at the library are designed to promote reading and the love of books. Great programs at the library bring people in and once they are in the building they are 75% more likely to use other services that the library offers.
Programs at the library, like Story time, promote a sense of community. Programs turn a solitary activity of reading into a group activity. It helps socialize children into the community and helps parents feel less isolated from other parents. We can show kids that reading is fun, we can form good reading habits and teach them how a library works. This sets them up to be successful library users in the future. Story time is not just about books but engages children in language and stories as well. At the library, especially during Story time, we see the social effect of reading. Reading is a way to combat overexposure of media that often promotes violence, bad use of language and poor morals. Attending a program at the library can help a child develop a sense of structure and an awareness of rules and routine setting them up for success when they enter formal school environments.
You may ask the question, "Aren't teachers at school teaching kids how to read?" Well yes, they are teaching the mechanics of reading, but the reality is that most teachers cannot spend enough time with a child to engage them in literature. It is the libraries' job to promote the love of reading and books.
There is still time to register your child for one of our Story time sessions. Classes available are Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. or you can attend one of our drop-in programs which we hold every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. You don't need a library card to attend any of our classes. For more information about these and other programs at the library, call us at 435-723-5850 or visit our web page at www.bcpl.lib.ut.us
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
As a children's librarian I believe that reading is necessary for success as well as reaching one's potential. We teach young children to read because it is easier for them to develop this skill at an early age. The consequences of not being able to read are devastating. Did you know that 60% of all prisoners in the U.S. justice system are illiterate and that poor literacy skills have been linked to depression in children as young at age 10? So, what does that have to do with Story time? Programs at the library are designed to promote reading and the love of books. Great programs at the library bring people in and once they are in the building they are 75% more likely to use other services that the library offers.
Programs at the library, like Story time, promote a sense of community. Programs turn a solitary activity of reading into a group activity. It helps socialize children into the community and helps parents feel less isolated from other parents. We can show kids that reading is fun, we can form good reading habits and teach them how a library works. This sets them up to be successful library users in the future. Story time is not just about books but engages children in language and stories as well. At the library, especially during Story time, we see the social effect of reading. Reading is a way to combat overexposure of media that often promotes violence, bad use of language and poor morals. Attending a program at the library can help a child develop a sense of structure and an awareness of rules and routine setting them up for success when they enter formal school environments.
You may ask the question, "Aren't teachers at school teaching kids how to read?" Well yes, they are teaching the mechanics of reading, but the reality is that most teachers cannot spend enough time with a child to engage them in literature. It is the libraries' job to promote the love of reading and books.
There is still time to register your child for one of our Story time sessions. Classes available are Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. or you can attend one of our drop-in programs which we hold every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. You don't need a library card to attend any of our classes. For more information about these and other programs at the library, call us at 435-723-5850 or visit our web page at www.bcpl.lib.ut.us
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Reading...it's a social thing
What's the first thing you do when you finish a great book? Do you pass it along to a friend, bring it back to the library or place it on your overcrowded book shelf at home? Now there is a new way to share your enthusiasm for your most recent read. Similar to Facebook is a site called Goodreads (www.goodreads.com) a social network for bibliophiles. You can write a review, create a book shelf with titles you want to read or see what's new in the publishing world. You can rate books you have read with a star system from 1 to 5. You can get lists of books by genre and topic. You can look at the shelves of others and find what they suggest reading. At the end of 2011, the Goodreads website had 6,700,000 members, by the end of 2012 that number had jumped to 10 million!
If you are a Facebook user you will love the easy to use format of Goodreads. If you are a blogger or have your own website you can use a widget to show your readers what's on your book shelves at Goodreads. You can join groups of other readers who have your same interests in every genre and niche imaginable, from manga to werewolves there's a spot for every type of reader.
Goodreads is free! They even have an app for that and it's free too. So you can use your smartphone or tablet to scan barcodes from the books you are interested in next time you visit the library or bookstore and they will be saved on your Goodreads bookshelf.
One thing to note is that like Facebook, you have to be at least 13 or older to join. If you are a social media user you can let Goodreads check for friends that are also using Goodreads.
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
If you are a Facebook user you will love the easy to use format of Goodreads. If you are a blogger or have your own website you can use a widget to show your readers what's on your book shelves at Goodreads. You can join groups of other readers who have your same interests in every genre and niche imaginable, from manga to werewolves there's a spot for every type of reader.
Goodreads is free! They even have an app for that and it's free too. So you can use your smartphone or tablet to scan barcodes from the books you are interested in next time you visit the library or bookstore and they will be saved on your Goodreads bookshelf.
One thing to note is that like Facebook, you have to be at least 13 or older to join. If you are a social media user you can let Goodreads check for friends that are also using Goodreads.
Michele Schumann
Children's Librarian
Websites for free e-books
Patrons looking for free e-books will find that most tend to be classics, self-published or odd-duck titles. It is worth keeping your eyes open, however, because every once in a while there will be a gem or a bestselling author show up on the lists.
Here are a few websites to try:
http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
http://manybooks.net/
http://www.baen.com/library/
http://inkmesh.com/
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
http://www.gutenberg.org/
If you want to trade e-books with others try these two sites:
http://ebookfling.com/
http://www.lendink.com/
If you are interested in reading blogs about everything e-books and e-readers - give these a try:
http://www.ebookanoid.com/
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/index.php
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/page/2?red=en
Susan
Here are a few websites to try:
http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
http://manybooks.net/
http://www.baen.com/library/
http://inkmesh.com/
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
http://www.gutenberg.org/
If you want to trade e-books with others try these two sites:
http://ebookfling.com/
http://www.lendink.com/
If you are interested in reading blogs about everything e-books and e-readers - give these a try:
http://www.ebookanoid.com/
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/index.php
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/page/2?red=en
Susan
